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Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1889-12-02

Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1889-12-02 page 1

J K VOL.L. NO. 2t8. COLUMBUS. MONDAY MORNING, DFCEMBER 2. 1889. ESTABLISHED 1811. ? 1 V. f ALTAR OF MOLOC A Bell of Fire Makes a Funeral Pyre cf the Minneapolis Tribune Building. It "Was Fire-Proof, but It Burned Lite Tinder and Leaves Only a Smoking Ruin. A Sensational and Detailed Account of the Awful Holocaust Satur- ,fiay Sight. Ten Dead Already Identified and at Least Twenty More in the Fiery Furnace. The Great Building: a Veritable Fire Trap and but One Means of Escape from It. Heroic Death of Associated Press Operator Igo, Viho Deserted His Wire Too Late. ; Scenes of Horror as theTerror-stricken Printers and Employes Dropped to Death. action of the Typosraphical Union as to Unsafe Condition of the Doomed Structure. Misksapoiis, Dec. L Foursmoke-blackened and crumbling trails, towering up about a steaming, smoking, smouldering mass of machinery, brick and building debris is all that now remains of the eight-story building at the corner of First avenue south and Fourth street, in which until today had been printed three daily and one weekly newspapers, and where was located the Minneapolis Tribune, besides numerous other offices. All day today a constantly-changing and ever-increasing crowd of sight-seers thronged the streets, watching the efforts of the firemen to subdue entirely the flames, which they had brought under control at about 2 o'clock this morning. The fire was a fierce one while it lasted, and it was due to the effective work of the department that the flames were kept from spreading to the frame buildings on the adjacent lots. The plan of the building was such as to make it well nigh impossible for any who delayed after the alarm bad been given to make their escape, - As tber3 were not less than 100 men at work on the upper stories at the time the firs broke out, and the warning was late as welt as the means of egress limited, some loss of life was a certainty, (several times there have been small fires in the building, but they were quickly extinguished, so that although all realized the combustible nature of the building a warning was less likely to be heeded. The building has been considered dangerous for some time, its loose construction permitting the heavy machinery to jar the whole building. There was but one fire escape, and it was at the end of the building where the fire raged the fiercest. The single stairway was spiral, narrow and dark, and "wound around the elevator shaft. Three years ago the inadequate fire protection of the building was considerably agitated, the matter being taken up by the Trades and Labor assembly and carried finally to the city officials, an attempt being made to have the building properly protected or condemned, but nothing came of it. Since that time no changes have been made in the building. Last night, a few minutes after 10, when the alarm was sounded, it was not regarded seriously by the men at work, although many cf them started down stairs. No danger or serious result was thought of when the men started out, many of them jokingly speaking of it as a false alarm. This feeling of safety resulted in the death of a number and the - narrow escape of others. -r.' For some.' time the Tjiribn League club room, where the fire started, has not been used, and the fire's origin is a mystery. The flames shot across the hall and up the elevator shaft in a moment and cut off the escape of those who had delayed. A few broke through the stifling smoke and scorching flame, but others sought escape elsewhere. Being at the south end of the - building, while the only fire-escape was at the north, the printers found their way to the stairs, as well as down them, cut off. A number of them climbed out of the windows and . clung to the window ledges waiting for the help which in several cases came too late. Their piteous cries for help directed the firemen to them and a number were saved. Others fell oil their narrow resting place or dropped from the telegraph and telephone wires, over which they had tried to escape, to tbeir deaths on the frozen ground below. The sight of the sufferings of the burning, struggling men, brought tears to the eves of the bravest, and women prayed and strong men breathlessly watched Operator Igo's brave attempt to escape. He had got clear of the building and was gradually working his way along the wires to safety, while the silent, prayerful crowd beiow anxiously and helplessly watched his brave attempt to save to his wife and four little ones their bread-winner. But the wires cut and his strength failed, and a groan went up from the upturned faces far below him when he was seen to- slip from his slight support and fall to the. roof of the boiler-house, where he received fatal injuries. Men lifted aim gently and started with him to a drugstore, cut on the way, after a last word of loving ' care for his family, he breathed his last. Other heart-rending scenes were witnessed, but no tight for life could have be 11 pluckier than this, and its fatal termination was a matterfor universal regret. Seven bodies were found around the building last night; ail of which have been identilied. They were: Milton Pickett, assistant editor of the Pioneer Press; James F. Igo, Associated Press nieht operator; Walter E. Miles, night agent and day operator of the Associated Press ; Kd-ward Olson, president of the University of South Dakota at Vermillion ; W. H. Mill-roan, commercial editor of the Tribune; Jerry Jenkins and Kobert McCutcheon. both printers. Other bodies are known to be in the buiiding, but just how many is uncertain. Two men who could not be identified shot themselves rather than be horned to death, and today the body of a man caught in tue ruins is in plain sight of the crowd on Fourth street. It is believed that the number of victiui3 will reich twenty and perhaps twenty-five, but until the debris coois off positive iniormation as to the toss can not be obtained. The department withdrew from tuo ruins tonight and the search for bodies will legiu just as soon as it is considered safe. 1 ne last man of the Tribune editorisl staff to leave the building was Charles Alf 'Williams, the managing 'editor, and, although he was b?.;;lv (1 crned ubom tne kui and hands, hu'tave the tuiionitiii statement of how each of those above reported met with his ueath. having been an ere witness of all the deaths but one: Mr. Miiiman. together with a number of printers, started down the fire escape. A blast of hot smoke and flame struck Mill-man as he was starting and tie loot his hoid, and in falling knocked Miles off, falling from the seventh floor to the ground, and at the sixth floor knocking off Pickett and Professor Olson, who had reached the lire escape from that floor. The four men. in falling, struck against the lowest platform, and bounded away from the building, and were d-ad w hen they struck the ground. When Williams started down the lauuer the fire was burning his hair and neck and narrowly escaped the fate of those who had preceded him, the heat and smoke being overpowering. The printers ou the ladder escaped with slight burns. Igo and Jenk-inson sought to escape by the wires, but had been weakened by the smoke and flame so that both soon fell off, striking on the roof of the Tribune boiler-room, Jenk-inson being dead wben picked np. McCutcheon jumped from the window ledge for the extension ladder, but his hands slipped and he fell to the pavement. A net had been stretched to catch him, but he was too heavy for it, and striking the ground was seriousiy injured. He died soon after. Pickett, Igo, Miles and McCutcheon were married men, and Jenkinson was to have been married in a short time. Millman lost his wife by asphyxiation a couple of weeks ago and had just resumed work. Frank H. Jones, of the Globe, who came here from Philadelphia a year ago, and who was reported killed in "some special dispatches last night, was not in the building and is sale. As far as learned the injured are: William Lawn, printer, burned on the hands and face; George E. W'orden, printer, burned on bands and face; Frank Gerber, a deaf printer, hurt about the head by falling; Charles Alf Williams, managing editor of the Tribune, badly burned about the head and face; W. H. Williams, foreman of the composing-rooms, badly burned about face and nanus; 8. H. Jones, Pioneer Press reporter, bands and face slightly burned; Frank Hoover, printer, burnea ai.iut the neck; E. C. Andrews, printer, uurned on hands and face. Minneapolis Typographical Union No. 42metthis afternoon in Labor temple to take action on the calamity of Saturday night. A committee on resolutions was appointed, and pending its report the union ordered Recording Secretary Roan aid to collect evidence regarding the repeated efforts of the men to have fire escapes placed on the building, and to place such evidence at the disposition of the coroner. The committee on resolutions then reported and its report was unanimously adopted. After reciting the facts of the fire and of the death of their comrades and extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives, the resolutions continue as follows : Whekeas, In view of the terrible calamity above mentioned, we deem it our duty to inform the public of the following tacts and allow the citizens of our city to inriga as to who is responsible for the appalling sacrifice of human lives: 1. That the records of the Tribune and Journal chapels will show that committees have repeatedly been appointed to confer with A. B. Nettleton, w ho at that time had charge of the building, and requested, even begged of him, to furnish the proper means of escape in case of fire, This Mr. Keltic-ton refused to do. 2. Our case was taken up by the trades and labor assembly of this city and a committee from that body labored long and earnestly with Mr. Nettleton to have him comply with the requests of the occupants of the building but all efforts failed. 3. That there wag a fire-escape at the north end of the building, we will not deny, but toe very position in which it was placed rendered it practically useless as the lives of two of the unfortunate victims of lust night's calamity will testify. 4. It has been reported to this committee that a prominent member of the fire department has made the statement that he had been trying for three months to have additional fire-escapes placed on the Tribune building. In view of the above, your committee would recommend the adoption of the following resolutions: Mcsohed, That we, the members of the Minneapolis Typographical union, do most severely condemn those whose duty it was to place a sutticient number of tire escapes on the Tribune building for not so doing; and further Beiolved, That in our judgment this is a proper Bubject for the coroner to carefully and fully investigate and place the blame where it belongs. Anton J. Dahl, a bookbinder, was on an upper floor and is believed now to be among the dead. The elevator man, who made three trips after the fire had broken out, says he saw a man come out of an office and try to escape, but before he could reach him a sheet of flames struck the man and at the same time he pulled a revolver and shot himself. From the description given by the elevator man, and the place where the' man was, it is pretty certain that it was Dahl. Chief Stetson of the fire department lays the blame for the great loss of life to the lack of fire escapes, and says the department di'd what it could to save lives, and if there was any delay it was because life was considered of more value than property. No attempt to recover any of the men's bodies will be made tonight, but in tne morning, when the ruins have had time to cool off, work will be begun and pushed vigorously. Nothing more definite than has bean already stated can be given as to the probable loss of life at this time. It is certain that ten, and probably more, lives were lost in the disaster. The figures as to the loss which were sent last night have not been materially changed, the total loss being about $'J00,"-000. The Tribune's loss is placed at ?o0,W0 and with $20,000 insurance; the Journal's loss is $40,000 and it is half insured, and the Tribune job office lost J60.0UO, on which there was about $25,000 insurance. Other minor losses make the aggregate $150,000. The elevator man, whose brave attempts to bring down the occupants of the upper floors when the elevator shaft was on fire have been generally commended, says that he thinks there were still several people on the eighth floor when escape was cut off, and that they must have perished in the flames or fallen in the wreck of the building. He took a couple of women up in the elevator a few minutes hefore the tire broke out, and says they did not come down again. He says he did not know who they were, but says they wanted to see the city editor of the Pioneer Press. A sad feature of the loss of life is the fact that a number of printers whose remains are almost certainly in the debris are not inquired for, having no friends to ask for them and apparently none to mourn their untimely taking off. They lived atboard-ing-houssa and little was known of them there. Last night, although the city ordinances strictly forbid it, a number of saloons in the vicinity of the fire were wide open long after midnight and the cursing and fighting of drunken men added to the sickening features of the horrible disaster. The papers will all be published as usual tomorrow. The Tribune has the use of the St. Paul Dispatch plant for its morning issue, while the Tribune-btar, Its evening issue, comes out on time through the courtesy of the Minneapolis Times. The Evening Journal will be indebted to the St. Paul Pioneer Press for type and presses. While Messrs. Igo and Miles of the Associated Press were attending to their duties on the seventh floor, their wives, who are ereat friends, were attending the Iheater together, intending, as has oiten been their habit, to go to the office and return home w ith Mr. Miles. When they came out of the theater the office was on fire and tbeir husbands had perished a few steps away from them where none could prevent or save. They spent the dy together today, mournine the sudden departure of those on whom they depended for their all, and sorrowfully conscious that the faithfulness to duty which bad characterized both men in their deaths. Mrs. Igo is a native of Minneapolis and has four children who mourn the death of a loving father. Mrs. Miles is from Jackson, Mich., and has two in- ICuntiiuied on ttcond oane.1 REED IS THE RULER. The Maine Statesman Tery Gracefully Knocks the Elegant Persimmon of Speakership. Major McKinley Was a Very Good Second, but the Totes Failed to Materialize. Other dominations Saturday by the Eepublican Caucus. Washington, Dec. L The floor of the house presented a busy scene yesterday morning as early as 10 o'clock, although noon was the hour fixed for the meeting of the caucus which was to decide who should preside over the deliberations of the boose during the Fifty-first congress. Members assembled in groups to talk over the situation, and the friends of the various candi dates were earnest in their efforts to add to the strength of their favorites. Tne first candidate to put in an appearance was Mr. Can- non ot Illinois. Shortly after 10 o'clock he arrived i at the Canitol And rfjrt'XJ tooK possession of ti Ar,ir 'WV,pml by the com- I ij irli!IW;m v-- JiaJ mittee on appro-"TOM" REED. pnations. There he awaitea the coming of his active lieutenants, Messrs. Kowell and Adams of Illinois, who, when they arrived, went hard to work in behalf of the Illinois candidate. Mr. Reed was the next candidate to reach the Capitol, and he immediately went to the hall ot the house and in his old seat received toe good wishes of his supporters. Mr. McKinley directed his canvass from the room of the committee on rivers and harbors, and his chief lieutenant, Mr. Thompson, was active in his efforts to prevent any break in the ranks of the adherents of the Ohio man. The Michigan delegation secured the room of the committee ou naval affairs for its candidate, and Mr. Burrows kindly welcomed all comers. Mr. Henderson of Iowa was the neighbor of Mr. Cannon, occupying the smaller room of the appropriations committee, and was the recipient of many good wishes. About 11:50 the doorkeepers began to clear the floor of the house of ail persons not entitled to be present. The busy newspaper men took up their stations in the corridors; the adherents of the various candidates who were not members of congress gathered in knots outside the doorways, and the few Democratic members who had dropped in to see the skirmishing and dragooning of forces preliminary to the caucus, retreatod to adjacentcomrait-tes-rooms. Jnst before the caucus met the air was thick with rumors f combira ions and agreements. The whippers-in ot the various candidates were laboring earnestly with members supposed to be of doubtful dispositions, or. tboae who showed a will-' ingness to trade after a few ballots for their favorites. But these members were few in number, comparatively speaking, and it was surprising to witness the degree of confidence exhibited by the leading candidates.The caucus was called to order by Secretary McComas. Mr. Cannon of Illinois holds over as chairman of the caucus, but In view of his candidacy for the speakership he retired and Mr. Henderson of Illinois was eleceed chairman. The first business in order was to call the roll of members. The roll-call developed the presence of 165 members four less than the entire Eepublican strength in the house. Mr. Mndd, the contestant for Mr. Com pton's seat, from the Fifth Maryland district, occupied a seat on the floorbut took no part in the proceedings.The lirst business transacted was the adoption of a resolution that the balloting for speakership should be open. By previous agreement the usual presentation speeches were omitted and the nomination of a speaker was immediately entered upon. The candidates were Reed of Maine. McKinley of Ohio, Cannon cf Illinois, Burrows of Michigan and Henderson of Iowa. The secretary called the roil and the result was: Reed 78, McKinley 30, Cannon 22, Burrows 10. Henderson 16. THE VOTE Oy FIRST BAIXOT. The detailed vote was as follows : For Iteed Arnold, Atkinson, Baker, Banks, Bayne, Belden. Bingham, Boutelie, Brosius, Brower, Candler, Carter. Caswell, Cheatham, Clark, Coggswell. Coleman, Corn-stock, Connell, Craig, Daizell, Darlinirton, Delano, Dingiey, Dorsey, Farquhar. Flood, Funston, Greenhalge, Grout, Hall, Haugh-an, Kelly (Kas.), Xetcbani. Knapp, La-Follette, Laidiaw, Lansing, Lfihlbacb, Lodge, McCormick. McKenna, Miles, Mil-iiken, Moffat, Moore (X. H ), Morrill, Morse. Xute, O'Neil (Pa.), Owen, Payne, Perkins, Quackenbuah, Raines, Randall (Mass.), Ray, Reed (Me.), Rife, Rockwell, Russell, iSanford, Sawyer, bcranton. Sherman. Simonds. bpooner, Stewart (Vt.), Stivers, Thomas, Townsend (Pa.). Van Schaick, Wade, Walker, Wallace (Mass.), Wallace (N. Y). Watson. Yardlev 78. lor McKinley lieck-with,Boothuian,Browne(Va.),. Browne (Ind.), Buchanan, Burton, But-terworth, Caldwell, Cooper, Culbertson, De Haven, Evaus, Ewart, Prank, Grosvenor, Har-mer.Houk.Keliey (Pa.), Kennedv. Kinsey, Mc- -SL ..ri.it Cord, McKinley, Morey, Medringhaus. Usborne Pugsley. Scull. bmyser. J. D., Taylor. E. B., Thompson. Townsend (Col.), WicKhatn, Williams. Wilsou (Ky.), Wilson (Wash.), Wright 39. For Cannon Adams, Anderson. Bar-tine, Cannon, Cheadle. Dunnell, Gest, Clifford. Henderson (111.),' Hill, Hitt, Hopkins, Lind, Mason, I'ayson, Peters. Post, Row-ell, Smith, Taylor(IU.), Turner (Kus.),Van-devere 22. For Burrows Allen, Belknap, Bliss, Bowden. Brewer. Burrows, Cutcheon. O'Doncell, Stephenson, Wheeler 10. For Henderson Bergen, Conger, Dol-liver, Finley, Flick, Gear, Hansbrough, Henderson (Io.). Kerr. Lacey. Laws. McComas, Pickler. Reed (Io.), Struble, Sweeney 16. There were four absentees Wilber, Morrow, Taylor (Tenn.) and Hermann but before the second ballot Hermann entered and voted for Reed. On the second ballot the following changes were recorded : From McKinley to Reed Culbertson. From Henderson to Reed Bergen.Hans-brough, Pickler. From Cannon to Reed Gifford. Lind. Hermann was also added to the Reed column.Bartine to Henderson. This made the total vote stand : Reed 85, McKinley US, Cannon 19, Henderson 14, Burrows 10. The announcement of the vote which gave Mr. Reed the Eepublican nomination for speaker was greeted with applause, and that gentleman returned his thanks in a neat little speech. At this point In the proceedings an attempt was made to take a recess, but the motion was promptly voted down by the members, who desired to complete the list of officers. Nominations for the clerkship being in oracr. Kdward Mcpherson and John M. f Carson, both of Pennsylvania, were placed in nomination and Mr. McPherson was eiected. receiving 118 votes to 50 cast for Mr. Carson. ' Over the selection: of the candidate for Bergeant-at-arms there was hardly any contest. Adoniram J. Holmes, an ex-meruberof congress from Iowa, and A. H. Reed of Minnesota were the candidates, and Holmes was elected 142 to 13. The contest over the next place, the doorkeeper, was very animated, however. The candidates were Charles W. Adams of Maryland and James A. Wheat of Wisconsin. The vote was very close and the news received outside indicated the selection first of one and then of the other candidate. A recount of the roll-call was necessary, and when it bad been made the result showed that Adams had defeated his opponent bj a bare majority, the vote standing 83 to S2. Wheat was, however, immediately nominated for the office of postmaster, receiving 99 votes, against 23 for Leitell, 20 for Worrell and 16 for McKee. Eev. Charles B. Ransdeil of North Presbyterian church of Washington was nominated for chaplain, receiving 84 votes out of a total of 147, the remainder being divided among half a dozen other canui-datem.The caucus then, at S :15 o'clock, adjourned. EUN TO EAUTH. The Gang of Train Bobbers Believed to be in the Hands of the Law A Hearing to be Had Today. New Orleans, Dec. I. The Times-Democrat's GainesviCe. Tex., special says: City Marshal Honejcatt, who, the past few days, in compauy with Deputy Heck Thomas and other Ucited States marshals, has been operating in the Indian territory in search of the Santa Fe train robbers, returned to the city last night and relates the capture ot three more of the outlaws in Oklahoma City. I. T. The marshal received information to the ef-leet that a portion of the gang had taken up temporary-quarters in Oklahoma City, and Friday evening they raided the town and arre.-.ted Bob Dounetl, C. M. Lee and the "Iron Oalled Kid." The arrest of these parties makes an almost clean sweep of the entire party with those now un.'ier arrest. Several are well known in Gainesville, prominent among whom is Wesley, or "Squatty" Morris, who has lived in this city for a number of years'. Squatty's conduct for the past few months has excited suspicion and his arrest is no matter of surprise to those who knew him and in fact some looked for it. A complete list of the robbers, as it now stands, W. B. Russell, W. H. Rollins, Charles Buckley, John Scott, Theo. Campbell. John H. Hughes J. W. Patterson, J. J; lloriand, C. M. Lee, Bob Donnelly, George Farmer, alias "Iron Galled Kid." Wesley, or "Squatty" Morris. There are also two women under arrest who are charged with being parties to tho robbery, one of whom is tho wife ot John Scott, the leader of the gang, and the other, who is known here as Black Neil, the mistreba of C. M. Lee. Marshal Honercutt is confident that they have captured tiie right man, and claims that there is sufficient evidence in possession of the officers to convict the whole gang. The entire party will be taken to Purcell I. T., today, and will have a preliminary hearing before Cnited States Commissioner Hooker at that place tomorrow.A NEW M VKNTrBK, . . A Mammoth. Enterprise to Be Biun in Jtuenoa Ayres. Chicago, Dec. 1. George Brougham, one of Chicago's prominen meat packers, admitted tonight that he had disposed of all his pecuniary interests in Chicago, and would sail from New York during next week for Buenos Ayres for the purpuse of establishing a monster meat packing and beef extract concern to compete with Herr Ltebii's enormous works in the Argentine Republic. Mr. Brouzham will act as manager of the business for an Kngitsh syndicate of capitalists, wiio have subscribed l.OUO.UOO pounds sterling for the purpose of purchasing ground, erecting works and starting the machinery.' The venture is intended to be made the largest thing of its kind in the world. Mr. Brougham has made frequent trips to England during the past six months and only returned last V ednestlay from a final conference with the members of the company. He denies the purpose is to compete with the Chicago meat packers for some time yet, ii" at all. His presenter-rand here is to arrange transportation for skilled American employes to follow him, as scon as he has arranged details at his destination. A XKAMP'S KEKOKsE, He Kills Bis Bon and '1 hen Tries to Murder Himself. Cleveland, Dec. 1. A dispatch from Lima, O.', says : John Tugar, a tramp, a native of Switzerland, yesterday killed his son Jake, who was tramping with him, and placed his body in a fire which he had built of brush and logs to burn it up. lie was then overcome with remorse and attempted to kill himselt by shouting, but will recover. A farmer boy near Celina discovered the man and carried the news to that town, and oflicers were soon on the ground. Tugar was not dangerously hurt by the shot, and said he had sent his boy out to get something to eat, but he was not successful. This caused him to fly into a passion, and he picked up a stick of wood, striking the boy over the head with it, crushing his skull and causing his death. He then became frightened and placed tbe body on the fire, where it was consumed. Tugar is a man about 50 years of age and claims LaGrange, Ind., as his place of residence. A CHINESE Tl'PHOOJC Causes Loss of l.ife and Property in flowery Kingdom. Sah Fbahcisco, Dec. 1. The most violent typhoon known there in many years swept over the Island of Sado on October 21. It raged from 10 o'clock in the morning till 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when it subsided temporarily. At 11 o'clock the same night it burst forth with with greater fury, and fifty houses and as many boats were destroyed. A fire broke out on October 26 at Kauldamachi in Nugato prefecture, and burned all night, destroving three-fourths of the village. One hundred and eighty-three houses wer destroyed and three children burned to death." 'ews was received at Yokohama that on November 4 the Misemono at Sennichimal collapsed and a number of lives were lost. One authority places tbe number killed at twenty and the injured at nineteen, and another authority says twenty-nme were killed and thirty-five injured. Powderly Will be Sent For. Pittsbceg, Dec. 1. A Scottsdale, Pa., special says: From what can be learned today the Callaghan conspiracy case is not yet ended. Mr. Cahaghan states that Powderly will be sent for tomorrow and that Bvriie and Wise will be rearrested. A r.ew charge will be made and it is probably that the information will be made before Justice Jteider in a day or two. The Condition of Jeff Uavis. New Obi.eans, Dec. 1. Mr. Davis's condition is unchanged from that of yesterday. He is very weak and can not take sufficient nourishment. Mr. Davis's physician tonight regards the condition of his patient somewhat better tuau last tiiht. CAVE OF THE WINDS. The Fifty-First Congress 'Will Called to Order at High Xoon Today. be Some of the Matters That Will Engage the Attentiou of the Various Statesmen. liew Republican Senators to be Placed ou the Committees. Warhixgtos, Dec. 1. The Fifty-first congress will assemble at noon tomorrow with a prospect of accomplishing an orderly and uneventful organization. In view, however, of the necessary consumption of practically an entire day in the organization of the new house of representatives, the president's message will not be sent to congress until Tuesday. The annual report of the secretary of tbe treasury will be transmittec at noon on Y eduesday. The coming congress will uave brought to its attention for action a number df matters upon which the public bas become well informed by reason of previous discussion. Among them are the Blair educational bill : the bills to forfeit land grants, general and special, to declare trusts unlawful, the dependent pension bill, the bills to repeal the civil-service and oleomargarine lax laws and various measures relating to the tariff, internal revenue and general financial systems. There will also be presented to tbe senate the results of the investigations made during the recess by the several committees upon the dressed-beef business, the subject of irrigating arid lands, the relation of Canadian railroads to the interstate commerce law, and the commercial relations existing between the United States and Canaua, iucluuing the Alaskan seal fisheries. Ihe silver question will speedily come no iu some shape, rienator btewart's resolution, introduced last session, declaring it to be the sense of that body that the secretary of the treasury should purchase the full limit oi silver bullion for coinage fixed by the law J4,00u,000 monthly will be pressed lor adoption. The tripartite treaty with Great Britain and Germany respecting tbe control and direction of affairs in fc-amoa, is the principal topic to be discussed under the head of foreign affairs. There are, however, the fisheries and seal questions, which were op for consideration last session, which are likely to appear again ; also the proposed scheme to promote commercial uuion with Canada with a view to its ultimate annexation; the settlement of tbe Mexican and Alaskan borders by the appointment of commissioners or by treaty, and the declaration of the sense of the United States with respect to foreign control of inter-oceanic canals on tbe American continent.Tire general expectation is, and precedents go to confirm it, that very little business will be completed before the holidays. A good part of tue time of tbe senate the coming week and up to the Christinas recess will he consumed in executive sersiou, discussing and disposing ol the long list of reces nominations that the president has to send in for confirmation or rejection. A Republican caucus wili be held eariy fn the wk 4 plaei the ntw senators o co'iimif.eta, It is said ht at this cuueus erloi ts wili be made to eliect some change in the personnel of the senate's officers. Unlike the senate, the house of representatives of tiie Filty-first congress will present a decided cnange in political complexion as coiupared with its predecessor. Besides the addition of five representatives irom the new states to the roll, extensive changes have resulted from the last elections, so that of the total of 330 members only 199occupied seats in the la-t congress, and the Democratic majority of twelve in the Fiftieth congress has been replaced by a Republican majority of eight as shown by the unofficial list prepared by the clerk. At noon tomorrow General Clark, the cierk of the last house, who holds over until his successor is appointed, will call the members-elect to order. The roll of members, as prepared by him, will then be called, -in order to demonstrate tbe presence of a quorum and the house will immediately proceed to elect Air. Reed of Maine speasrer. The oath of office will be administered to him by Judjre Keliey of Pennsylvania, the member who has the longest record of continuous service. The first duty of the new steaker will be to summon the members of the house to appear before the bar and qualify, 'lhere has been talk of opposition to the qualification of certain representatives, whose seats will be conies ted, but it is thought unlikely that there will be any serious delay in the organization. The remainder of the elective officers of the new house will be chosen and will then follow tbe biennial drawing for seats with its attendant diverting scenes, which will consume the remainder of tbe first day's session. Upon tbe completion of the reading of the president's message on Tuesday it will be referred to tho committee of the whole for subsequent distribution among the appropriate committees when appointed. It has been customary for eachnewly-organ-ized house of representatives to adopt the rules of the preceding house, but in some instances this adoption bas been for a limited period only. In view of proposed modifications of the rules it is probable that the old rules will this time be accepted only for a week or ten days, thus giving the committee on rules an opportunity to formulate anew code. It is not likely, however, that the new code will be very radically different from the old code, so 'aras restricting the power of the minority is concerned, for any attempt to materially interfere with what the minority, through long usage, has come to look upon as its rights, would be stubbornly resisted by the Democrats, and there are a few Republicans who are equally tenacious of their individual rights under the present practice. But some modifications will undoubtedly be attempted in order to prevent a small minority (for instance one-fifth of the members present who may now compel the roll to be called ad libitum upon filibustering motions) from controlling a very large majority. the c.immittees on rules, mileage, enrolled bills, and accounts wili necessarily be appointed this week, but of late years the practice has been to defer the appointment of the remaining committees until after the holiday recess, so that no legislative business is likely to be transacted before the new year. Meanwhile, lollowing numerous precedents, the bouse will probably permit the introduction of bills for printing and reference to appropriate committees, wben appointed, and of these bills and resolutions, old and new. there are vast numbers now ready for introduction. November Weather Report. Wasiiisgtob, Dec. 1. The following is the weather crop bulletin for the month of November, 1SS0, issued by the signal office:Temperature The temperature for the month has been from 1 to 3 above tha average in the lake region and in the districts on the Atlantic coast, and slightly beiow the average in all other districts east of the Rocky mountains, the greatest deti-ciences being in Arkansas and Texas where the temperature has been from 4 to 7 below the average. There has been a slight excess in temperature on tbe Pacific coast. The line of killing frosts has extended southward to tbe gulf coast and northern Florida. Light fronts occurred in central California. Precipitation There has been more raiu than usual in the New England, Middle and South Atlantic states and the Ohio valley, the greatest excess being in eastern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, Mary land, Delaware and the District of Columbia, where the rainfall has been from 3.5 io 6 inches above tbe average for November. The excess in the Ohio valley, Tennessee and southward to the Gulf coast has been from 2 to 4.5 inches. In Minnesota, the Da-kotas, Iowa. Nebraska and tbe extreme Northwest there has been a deficiency in rainfall. Snow was reported on the ground at the end of the month in extreme northwestern Pennsylvania and northern Ohio, in Michigan, eastern Iowa and Minnesota.General Remarks The most prominent meteorological feature of the mouth was the storm wh;cb moved from Texas northeastward to the lakes- and thence to the maritime provinces between tbe 1'iith and the 20th. It was accompanied by rain and snow in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys on the 20th and 27th, with rain in the lake region end New Kngland on the 27th, turning into snow in the lake region on the 28th. Violent gales prevailed iu the lake region and on the New England coast on the 27th and 28th. The cold wave following in the rear of this storm carried frosts ana freezing weather as far south as northern Florida, a minimum temperature of 30 being reported from Jacksonville and Mobile, and light frost from New Orleans, the Bracitiau Question an Important One Washington, Dec. 1. At the Brazilian legation in this city it is thought that Dom Pedro will establish bis residence in France, but it is not believed that he will make any prolonged stay in one place, tbe late emperor having a pencnant for travel. His winters, in all probability, will be spent in Nice and Cannes, where he has many friends. Minister Valente lavs he should not be surprised to see Dom Pedro make a visit to the United btates if his health should improve, as he has a warm attachment for this country and many friends here. Tomorrow is his birthdaywhen he will be 64 years of age. The coming message of the president to congress and the sessions of that body are looked forward to with considerable interest by Brazilians, who think it hardly possible that the president will uot.make some reference to the establishment of a republic in Brazil. It is also felt that congress might with propriety and ultimate good to the United btates make some declaration of formal recognition of the new republic, which thus makes all countries in this hemisphere united in support of republican institutions. This recognition, it is said, would give great encouragement to Brazil and would counteract any influences which European governments, through zeal for monarchical establishments and friend-Ship tor the house of Braganza, might bring to bear for the purpose of interposing obstacles in the way of the Brazilian republic. Probable Action of Wool-Growers. Washikgtos, Dec 1. Mr. Columbus Delano of Ohio, president of the National Association of Wool-growers, bas called a meeting of the association to begin at tiie Ehbitt house at 4 o'clock tomorrow afie-noon. A temporary- olaiiizatiun will then be effected. Delegates are on their way here lrom Texas,Coiorado, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri. Pennsylvania. New York and other states, 'ihe purpose of the meeting is to consider the present condition and necessities of the wool-growing industry and to decide upon what legislation, if any, shall be requested of the congress which begins tomorrow. It is highly prol-able that attention will be called to the alleged undervaluation of carpet and other wools, and congress wili be asked to correct this evil, as well as to adjust certain inequalities in the present classification. The End of. a Dissipated tifo. WAeHiMGTOSwDec, 1.- F rank MacArthut, a young lawyer of New York City, the son of Judge Arthur MacArtliur ot this city, committed suicide this evening by jumping from the limited express on the Pennsylvania road between Baltimore and Yv ashington, while the train was going at full speed, Juiige MacArtbur was traveling with his son, who hud been somen hat dissipated lately, and was bringing him to his home in Washington in hopes of reforming him. Just after the train crossed the Patuxent river about tifteen miles from Washington Young JlacArthur slipped away from his father, and rushing out on the platform of Ihe parlor car threw himself from the car. The train was stopped and backed neurly half a mile, where his body was found horribly mangled. 'the President coming IVeitt. Washikqton, Dec. 1. It is announced that President and Mrs. Harrison wiil leave Washington on Friday or Saturday of this week for Chicago to attend the openineof the Chicago auditorium next Monday night. It la understood that Vice President Morton and Mrs. Morton, Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson and Mrs.Clarkson, Attorney General AJillerand Mrs. Miller, and one or two other members of the cabinet with their ladies will mate up the party that will accompany the president ou the Western trip. ANOIHbB WICHITA SK.VSATIO.V. Tne Diaappearnnc of IV. J. Crown liectklled. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 1. A special from Wichita, Kas., says that Alderman ttone. a prominent politician and business man of this city, who disappeared mysteriously some time ago, has keen found by his son near Fort Scott. Kas. Mr. Stone had been in ill health for some time, and it now appears that he became suddenly inwii e and wandered away. For the past three months he had led the lite of a tramp, and his son traced his movements from here to Fort ficoit. where he lound him today in a pitiable condition. He was insane, very poorly clad and without moner. This case is the parallel almost to that of V. J. Brown, whose disappearance from and return home under similar circumstances some months ago createJ a sensation. Ihe Ieed Not m Valid One. Kansas C'itt, Dec. .1. Judge Henry today handed down a decision in the noted case of Ann McDonotigh against Nannie M. Baumgard. in tbe '60s Mrs McDon-ough, nee Owen, married Hezekiah Harrison, who afterward went west and was reported killed. His wife sold for $10,000 a large tract of land, which is now valued at $200,000. bbe then married Mr. McDon-ough, now ex-chief of police of St. Louis. Then Hezekiah Harrison turned up and Mrs. McDonough obtained a divorce from him and five years ago she brought suit to regain tbe land, for the rearou that her husband, who was liring at the time of the ale. did not sign the deed. Judge Henry today declared tbe deed valid. ' A fthip on the Bocks. Sat FBA!tcisco, Dec. 1. The steamship Gaebic, which arrived from China and Japan today, brings news that the American ship Cheesbrough was wrerked October 30 by running ou the rocks offbiuchi-Pi-Hama and nineteen of tbe crew drowned. The vessel was bound from Hokodatc to San Francisco with a cargo of sulphur. Out ot the crew of twenty-three four were saved. No further particulars. l int of the Season. ArcrsTA, Me.. Dec. 1. Francis and Mar-garette. aged 12 and 13, children of Major O. E. Michaelis of the United btates arsenal, while playing on the ice in the arsenal grounds today broke through. The girl was drowned but the boy was saved. Major Michaelis was nearly drowned in trying to save his children and is still in a dangerous condition. But He Didn't Uet the Money. St. Joseph. Mo., Dec. 1. Charles Ber-lors. aged 14 years, asked his mother today for some money, but she refused him. He wentafter his father' rifle, returned to bis mother and before her blew his brains out. CAN NOT BE CITIZENS. A United States Judge Denies the Application of Mormons for Eu-fianchiseiiH'iit.He Says That Church is and Always Has Beeu a Treasonable Organization. Its Teachings Hostile to tho Government of the United Mates. ' Salt Lake Citt, Dec. 1. Judge Anderson u an elaborate and carefully prepared opinion denied the applications for citizenship made by Mormons, who had taken the endowment-bouse oaths in tbe Mormon church. Tbe application has attracted widespread attention, and for the past two weeks Judge Anderson has been taking testimony. In his decision he states the ground of his opposition to the admission of such applicants to be that the Mormon church is and always has been treasonable organization in its teachings, and in its practices hostile to the government of the United btntea; disobedient to its laws, and seeking its overthrow, and that the oath administered to its members in the endow-menKiouse binds them under penalty of ueath to implicit obedience iu all things temporal as well as spiritual, to the priesthood and to avenge the death of the prophets, Joseph and Hiram bmith, upon the government and people of the United btates. The objections to tha right of these applicants to be admitied to citizenship introduced eleven witnesses who bad been members of the Mormon church. Several of these witnesses had held tne position of bishop in the church, and all had gone through the endownient-houte and participated in the ceremonies. The testimony of these witnesses was to the effect that eveiy n, ember of the church expected to 'go throueh tbe endowment-house and that nearly all do so; that marriages are usually solemnized there, and that those who are married elsewhere go through theendowment-bouse ceremonies at as early date thereafter as prscticabl in order thstthe marital relations shall continue throughout eternity. It was further shown that these ceremonies occupy tbe greater part of a day and include the taking of an oath, obligation or covenant by each that he or she, as the case may be will avenge tbs blood of the prophets, Joseph and Hiram bmith, upon the government of the United btates, and will enjoin this obligation upon his or her children into the third and fourth generations; that he or she will obey the priest-hood in all things and will never reveal the secrets of the endowmen t oils Under penalty ol having their luroats cut from ear to e&f, their bowels torn out. and their hearts cut out of their bodies. -The right arm ii anointed that it may be strong to avenge the blond of the prophets. All undergarment, culled the endowment robe, is then put on and is lobe worn ever alter. On this robe, over the hei.rt, aru certain marks or designs intended to remind the wes.rer of the penalties that mil be inflicted in case of violation of their oath. , Oj behalf of the applicants fourteen witnesses testified concerning the endowment ceremoniek, but all of them devluu-il to state what the oaths are that are taktn, or what obligations or covetiuuts are there entered into, or what penalties are attached to their violulion, and these witnrssts, when asked for their reasons for declining to answer, slated that they did no "on a point of honor," whi.e some stnted that they had forgotten what was sa d about avenging the blood of the prophets. One of the twelve apostles of the church teii-lied that all that is said in tbe endowment ceremonies about avenging the blood of the prophets is suid in a chant in which the ninth and tenth verees of the sixth chapter of Revelation are recited. Other witnesses for applicants testified that this is the only place in the ceremonies where avenging the blood of the prophets is mentioned. " One of the objects of this investigation is to ascertain whether the oaths ot the endowment-house art incompatible with good citizenship, and it is not tor applicants' witnesses to determine this question. I he refusal of applicants' witnesses to state specifically what oaths are entered into, renders the testimony of little value and tends to conlirm the evidence tillered on this point by the objectors. The evidence establishes beyond any reasonable doubt that the endowment ceremonies are inconsistent with the oath of citizenship. The application of John Moore and Walter J. Ktigar, both of whom were shown on the former examination to be members of the Mormon church, ami to have gone through the eudowmeiit-h nise, are therefore denied. As to the admission ot the other applicants upon the ground solely of their being members ol the Mormon church, a large mass of evidence, mostly documentary, has been introduced. The evidence consists mostly of tho sermons and writings of the Mornion rulers and leaders published under direction of the church, and continues : "I think there ran be no question but that the church claims and exercises the right to control its members in temporal as will as spiritual atlaiis." The evidence also shows that the blood atonement is one of the doctrines of the church, under which, for certain otlense. the offender shall suff-r death. On this point Judge Anderson quotes Brighani Young at considerable length, and refers especially to his denunciation of the government which, in 1s-"j7, sent United States troops to bait Lake City. The judge, summing up. says whether the language of Brigham Young, Hebcr Kimball, Orson Hyde and others instigated the Mountain Meadow massacre, or whether that horrible butchery was done by direct command of Brigham Young, will probably never be known. Judge Anderson then quotes the orders entered in 185H by J tnige Coolbaugh, reciting the difhcuilie) thrown in the way of his court by the Mormon people, and continues: , "The counsel for applicants, however, contend that the feeling of the people ot the Mormon churcii toward the govern-1, ' mi nt have undergone acbange.uud tlirii later years the former feeing of hostility-" hus disappeared or become greatly modified. '1 ne evidence however does not (us-tnin this claim. The rvidi tire shows that Ihe church has in the most determine.! manner and with ail the means nt its command opposed the enforcement of the ias of the United btotxs ngaitisl poivgamr and unlawful cohabitation. . . . During il.e ten days this investigation lasted i,o: a word of evidence was intrmim-rd showing that any preacher of Hint church ever in a single n ioi i advised obedience to the laws niraiiist polygamy: on the contrary, the evi-.ei.ca was that it -was persistently r. fuseu obedience to at least a portion of tin- !:?ws..;' the government-, has 'insulted imd u:h en United btates oflicers from the terra. :y ; has denied the authority of tne Uni.-f .1 States lo pass laws prohibiting itulygam as an unwarranted interference uitti nu-tr religion. Undoubtedly there ure tunny members of this church l.o feel fricimlv to the government and would gladly breac the shackles that bind them to tbe .Vor-lnon priesthood if they feit that they dated do so. But with an organisation tne iimtt thorough that can be imagined. ran be wielded against thetn, they remain in the church rather than tske" the risk of financial ruin and soi-inl ostracism." After reciting the teachings ot the Mormon church at length, the jmlre nays: -It has always bee n, or still is the policy of this government to encour.ice aliens who in good faith come to reside in this country to become citizens. But when a uiau a i V

J K VOL.L. NO. 2t8. COLUMBUS. MONDAY MORNING, DFCEMBER 2. 1889. ESTABLISHED 1811. ? 1 V. f ALTAR OF MOLOC A Bell of Fire Makes a Funeral Pyre cf the Minneapolis Tribune Building. It "Was Fire-Proof, but It Burned Lite Tinder and Leaves Only a Smoking Ruin. A Sensational and Detailed Account of the Awful Holocaust Satur- ,fiay Sight. Ten Dead Already Identified and at Least Twenty More in the Fiery Furnace. The Great Building: a Veritable Fire Trap and but One Means of Escape from It. Heroic Death of Associated Press Operator Igo, Viho Deserted His Wire Too Late. ; Scenes of Horror as theTerror-stricken Printers and Employes Dropped to Death. action of the Typosraphical Union as to Unsafe Condition of the Doomed Structure. Misksapoiis, Dec. L Foursmoke-blackened and crumbling trails, towering up about a steaming, smoking, smouldering mass of machinery, brick and building debris is all that now remains of the eight-story building at the corner of First avenue south and Fourth street, in which until today had been printed three daily and one weekly newspapers, and where was located the Minneapolis Tribune, besides numerous other offices. All day today a constantly-changing and ever-increasing crowd of sight-seers thronged the streets, watching the efforts of the firemen to subdue entirely the flames, which they had brought under control at about 2 o'clock this morning. The fire was a fierce one while it lasted, and it was due to the effective work of the department that the flames were kept from spreading to the frame buildings on the adjacent lots. The plan of the building was such as to make it well nigh impossible for any who delayed after the alarm bad been given to make their escape, - As tber3 were not less than 100 men at work on the upper stories at the time the firs broke out, and the warning was late as welt as the means of egress limited, some loss of life was a certainty, (several times there have been small fires in the building, but they were quickly extinguished, so that although all realized the combustible nature of the building a warning was less likely to be heeded. The building has been considered dangerous for some time, its loose construction permitting the heavy machinery to jar the whole building. There was but one fire escape, and it was at the end of the building where the fire raged the fiercest. The single stairway was spiral, narrow and dark, and "wound around the elevator shaft. Three years ago the inadequate fire protection of the building was considerably agitated, the matter being taken up by the Trades and Labor assembly and carried finally to the city officials, an attempt being made to have the building properly protected or condemned, but nothing came of it. Since that time no changes have been made in the building. Last night, a few minutes after 10, when the alarm was sounded, it was not regarded seriously by the men at work, although many cf them started down stairs. No danger or serious result was thought of when the men started out, many of them jokingly speaking of it as a false alarm. This feeling of safety resulted in the death of a number and the - narrow escape of others. -r.' For some.' time the Tjiribn League club room, where the fire started, has not been used, and the fire's origin is a mystery. The flames shot across the hall and up the elevator shaft in a moment and cut off the escape of those who had delayed. A few broke through the stifling smoke and scorching flame, but others sought escape elsewhere. Being at the south end of the - building, while the only fire-escape was at the north, the printers found their way to the stairs, as well as down them, cut off. A number of them climbed out of the windows and . clung to the window ledges waiting for the help which in several cases came too late. Their piteous cries for help directed the firemen to them and a number were saved. Others fell oil their narrow resting place or dropped from the telegraph and telephone wires, over which they had tried to escape, to tbeir deaths on the frozen ground below. The sight of the sufferings of the burning, struggling men, brought tears to the eves of the bravest, and women prayed and strong men breathlessly watched Operator Igo's brave attempt to escape. He had got clear of the building and was gradually working his way along the wires to safety, while the silent, prayerful crowd beiow anxiously and helplessly watched his brave attempt to save to his wife and four little ones their bread-winner. But the wires cut and his strength failed, and a groan went up from the upturned faces far below him when he was seen to- slip from his slight support and fall to the. roof of the boiler-house, where he received fatal injuries. Men lifted aim gently and started with him to a drugstore, cut on the way, after a last word of loving ' care for his family, he breathed his last. Other heart-rending scenes were witnessed, but no tight for life could have be 11 pluckier than this, and its fatal termination was a matterfor universal regret. Seven bodies were found around the building last night; ail of which have been identilied. They were: Milton Pickett, assistant editor of the Pioneer Press; James F. Igo, Associated Press nieht operator; Walter E. Miles, night agent and day operator of the Associated Press ; Kd-ward Olson, president of the University of South Dakota at Vermillion ; W. H. Mill-roan, commercial editor of the Tribune; Jerry Jenkins and Kobert McCutcheon. both printers. Other bodies are known to be in the buiiding, but just how many is uncertain. Two men who could not be identified shot themselves rather than be horned to death, and today the body of a man caught in tue ruins is in plain sight of the crowd on Fourth street. It is believed that the number of victiui3 will reich twenty and perhaps twenty-five, but until the debris coois off positive iniormation as to the toss can not be obtained. The department withdrew from tuo ruins tonight and the search for bodies will legiu just as soon as it is considered safe. 1 ne last man of the Tribune editorisl staff to leave the building was Charles Alf 'Williams, the managing 'editor, and, although he was b?.;;lv (1 crned ubom tne kui and hands, hu'tave the tuiionitiii statement of how each of those above reported met with his ueath. having been an ere witness of all the deaths but one: Mr. Miiiman. together with a number of printers, started down the fire escape. A blast of hot smoke and flame struck Mill-man as he was starting and tie loot his hoid, and in falling knocked Miles off, falling from the seventh floor to the ground, and at the sixth floor knocking off Pickett and Professor Olson, who had reached the lire escape from that floor. The four men. in falling, struck against the lowest platform, and bounded away from the building, and were d-ad w hen they struck the ground. When Williams started down the lauuer the fire was burning his hair and neck and narrowly escaped the fate of those who had preceded him, the heat and smoke being overpowering. The printers ou the ladder escaped with slight burns. Igo and Jenk-inson sought to escape by the wires, but had been weakened by the smoke and flame so that both soon fell off, striking on the roof of the Tribune boiler-room, Jenk-inson being dead wben picked np. McCutcheon jumped from the window ledge for the extension ladder, but his hands slipped and he fell to the pavement. A net had been stretched to catch him, but he was too heavy for it, and striking the ground was seriousiy injured. He died soon after. Pickett, Igo, Miles and McCutcheon were married men, and Jenkinson was to have been married in a short time. Millman lost his wife by asphyxiation a couple of weeks ago and had just resumed work. Frank H. Jones, of the Globe, who came here from Philadelphia a year ago, and who was reported killed in "some special dispatches last night, was not in the building and is sale. As far as learned the injured are: William Lawn, printer, burned on the hands and face; George E. W'orden, printer, burned on bands and face; Frank Gerber, a deaf printer, hurt about the head by falling; Charles Alf Williams, managing editor of the Tribune, badly burned about the head and face; W. H. Williams, foreman of the composing-rooms, badly burned about face and nanus; 8. H. Jones, Pioneer Press reporter, bands and face slightly burned; Frank Hoover, printer, burnea ai.iut the neck; E. C. Andrews, printer, uurned on hands and face. Minneapolis Typographical Union No. 42metthis afternoon in Labor temple to take action on the calamity of Saturday night. A committee on resolutions was appointed, and pending its report the union ordered Recording Secretary Roan aid to collect evidence regarding the repeated efforts of the men to have fire escapes placed on the building, and to place such evidence at the disposition of the coroner. The committee on resolutions then reported and its report was unanimously adopted. After reciting the facts of the fire and of the death of their comrades and extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives, the resolutions continue as follows : Whekeas, In view of the terrible calamity above mentioned, we deem it our duty to inform the public of the following tacts and allow the citizens of our city to inriga as to who is responsible for the appalling sacrifice of human lives: 1. That the records of the Tribune and Journal chapels will show that committees have repeatedly been appointed to confer with A. B. Nettleton, w ho at that time had charge of the building, and requested, even begged of him, to furnish the proper means of escape in case of fire, This Mr. Keltic-ton refused to do. 2. Our case was taken up by the trades and labor assembly of this city and a committee from that body labored long and earnestly with Mr. Nettleton to have him comply with the requests of the occupants of the building but all efforts failed. 3. That there wag a fire-escape at the north end of the building, we will not deny, but toe very position in which it was placed rendered it practically useless as the lives of two of the unfortunate victims of lust night's calamity will testify. 4. It has been reported to this committee that a prominent member of the fire department has made the statement that he had been trying for three months to have additional fire-escapes placed on the Tribune building. In view of the above, your committee would recommend the adoption of the following resolutions: Mcsohed, That we, the members of the Minneapolis Typographical union, do most severely condemn those whose duty it was to place a sutticient number of tire escapes on the Tribune building for not so doing; and further Beiolved, That in our judgment this is a proper Bubject for the coroner to carefully and fully investigate and place the blame where it belongs. Anton J. Dahl, a bookbinder, was on an upper floor and is believed now to be among the dead. The elevator man, who made three trips after the fire had broken out, says he saw a man come out of an office and try to escape, but before he could reach him a sheet of flames struck the man and at the same time he pulled a revolver and shot himself. From the description given by the elevator man, and the place where the' man was, it is pretty certain that it was Dahl. Chief Stetson of the fire department lays the blame for the great loss of life to the lack of fire escapes, and says the department di'd what it could to save lives, and if there was any delay it was because life was considered of more value than property. No attempt to recover any of the men's bodies will be made tonight, but in tne morning, when the ruins have had time to cool off, work will be begun and pushed vigorously. Nothing more definite than has bean already stated can be given as to the probable loss of life at this time. It is certain that ten, and probably more, lives were lost in the disaster. The figures as to the loss which were sent last night have not been materially changed, the total loss being about $'J00,"-000. The Tribune's loss is placed at ?o0,W0 and with $20,000 insurance; the Journal's loss is $40,000 and it is half insured, and the Tribune job office lost J60.0UO, on which there was about $25,000 insurance. Other minor losses make the aggregate $150,000. The elevator man, whose brave attempts to bring down the occupants of the upper floors when the elevator shaft was on fire have been generally commended, says that he thinks there were still several people on the eighth floor when escape was cut off, and that they must have perished in the flames or fallen in the wreck of the building. He took a couple of women up in the elevator a few minutes hefore the tire broke out, and says they did not come down again. He says he did not know who they were, but says they wanted to see the city editor of the Pioneer Press. A sad feature of the loss of life is the fact that a number of printers whose remains are almost certainly in the debris are not inquired for, having no friends to ask for them and apparently none to mourn their untimely taking off. They lived atboard-ing-houssa and little was known of them there. Last night, although the city ordinances strictly forbid it, a number of saloons in the vicinity of the fire were wide open long after midnight and the cursing and fighting of drunken men added to the sickening features of the horrible disaster. The papers will all be published as usual tomorrow. The Tribune has the use of the St. Paul Dispatch plant for its morning issue, while the Tribune-btar, Its evening issue, comes out on time through the courtesy of the Minneapolis Times. The Evening Journal will be indebted to the St. Paul Pioneer Press for type and presses. While Messrs. Igo and Miles of the Associated Press were attending to their duties on the seventh floor, their wives, who are ereat friends, were attending the Iheater together, intending, as has oiten been their habit, to go to the office and return home w ith Mr. Miles. When they came out of the theater the office was on fire and tbeir husbands had perished a few steps away from them where none could prevent or save. They spent the dy together today, mournine the sudden departure of those on whom they depended for their all, and sorrowfully conscious that the faithfulness to duty which bad characterized both men in their deaths. Mrs. Igo is a native of Minneapolis and has four children who mourn the death of a loving father. Mrs. Miles is from Jackson, Mich., and has two in- ICuntiiuied on ttcond oane.1 REED IS THE RULER. The Maine Statesman Tery Gracefully Knocks the Elegant Persimmon of Speakership. Major McKinley Was a Very Good Second, but the Totes Failed to Materialize. Other dominations Saturday by the Eepublican Caucus. Washington, Dec. L The floor of the house presented a busy scene yesterday morning as early as 10 o'clock, although noon was the hour fixed for the meeting of the caucus which was to decide who should preside over the deliberations of the boose during the Fifty-first congress. Members assembled in groups to talk over the situation, and the friends of the various candi dates were earnest in their efforts to add to the strength of their favorites. Tne first candidate to put in an appearance was Mr. Can- non ot Illinois. Shortly after 10 o'clock he arrived i at the Canitol And rfjrt'XJ tooK possession of ti Ar,ir 'WV,pml by the com- I ij irli!IW;m v-- JiaJ mittee on appro-"TOM" REED. pnations. There he awaitea the coming of his active lieutenants, Messrs. Kowell and Adams of Illinois, who, when they arrived, went hard to work in behalf of the Illinois candidate. Mr. Reed was the next candidate to reach the Capitol, and he immediately went to the hall ot the house and in his old seat received toe good wishes of his supporters. Mr. McKinley directed his canvass from the room of the committee on rivers and harbors, and his chief lieutenant, Mr. Thompson, was active in his efforts to prevent any break in the ranks of the adherents of the Ohio man. The Michigan delegation secured the room of the committee ou naval affairs for its candidate, and Mr. Burrows kindly welcomed all comers. Mr. Henderson of Iowa was the neighbor of Mr. Cannon, occupying the smaller room of the appropriations committee, and was the recipient of many good wishes. About 11:50 the doorkeepers began to clear the floor of the house of ail persons not entitled to be present. The busy newspaper men took up their stations in the corridors; the adherents of the various candidates who were not members of congress gathered in knots outside the doorways, and the few Democratic members who had dropped in to see the skirmishing and dragooning of forces preliminary to the caucus, retreatod to adjacentcomrait-tes-rooms. Jnst before the caucus met the air was thick with rumors f combira ions and agreements. The whippers-in ot the various candidates were laboring earnestly with members supposed to be of doubtful dispositions, or. tboae who showed a will-' ingness to trade after a few ballots for their favorites. But these members were few in number, comparatively speaking, and it was surprising to witness the degree of confidence exhibited by the leading candidates.The caucus was called to order by Secretary McComas. Mr. Cannon of Illinois holds over as chairman of the caucus, but In view of his candidacy for the speakership he retired and Mr. Henderson of Illinois was eleceed chairman. The first business in order was to call the roll of members. The roll-call developed the presence of 165 members four less than the entire Eepublican strength in the house. Mr. Mndd, the contestant for Mr. Com pton's seat, from the Fifth Maryland district, occupied a seat on the floorbut took no part in the proceedings.The lirst business transacted was the adoption of a resolution that the balloting for speakership should be open. By previous agreement the usual presentation speeches were omitted and the nomination of a speaker was immediately entered upon. The candidates were Reed of Maine. McKinley of Ohio, Cannon cf Illinois, Burrows of Michigan and Henderson of Iowa. The secretary called the roil and the result was: Reed 78, McKinley 30, Cannon 22, Burrows 10. Henderson 16. THE VOTE Oy FIRST BAIXOT. The detailed vote was as follows : For Iteed Arnold, Atkinson, Baker, Banks, Bayne, Belden. Bingham, Boutelie, Brosius, Brower, Candler, Carter. Caswell, Cheatham, Clark, Coggswell. Coleman, Corn-stock, Connell, Craig, Daizell, Darlinirton, Delano, Dingiey, Dorsey, Farquhar. Flood, Funston, Greenhalge, Grout, Hall, Haugh-an, Kelly (Kas.), Xetcbani. Knapp, La-Follette, Laidiaw, Lansing, Lfihlbacb, Lodge, McCormick. McKenna, Miles, Mil-iiken, Moffat, Moore (X. H ), Morrill, Morse. Xute, O'Neil (Pa.), Owen, Payne, Perkins, Quackenbuah, Raines, Randall (Mass.), Ray, Reed (Me.), Rife, Rockwell, Russell, iSanford, Sawyer, bcranton. Sherman. Simonds. bpooner, Stewart (Vt.), Stivers, Thomas, Townsend (Pa.). Van Schaick, Wade, Walker, Wallace (Mass.), Wallace (N. Y). Watson. Yardlev 78. lor McKinley lieck-with,Boothuian,Browne(Va.),. Browne (Ind.), Buchanan, Burton, But-terworth, Caldwell, Cooper, Culbertson, De Haven, Evaus, Ewart, Prank, Grosvenor, Har-mer.Houk.Keliey (Pa.), Kennedv. Kinsey, Mc- -SL ..ri.it Cord, McKinley, Morey, Medringhaus. Usborne Pugsley. Scull. bmyser. J. D., Taylor. E. B., Thompson. Townsend (Col.), WicKhatn, Williams. Wilsou (Ky.), Wilson (Wash.), Wright 39. For Cannon Adams, Anderson. Bar-tine, Cannon, Cheadle. Dunnell, Gest, Clifford. Henderson (111.),' Hill, Hitt, Hopkins, Lind, Mason, I'ayson, Peters. Post, Row-ell, Smith, Taylor(IU.), Turner (Kus.),Van-devere 22. For Burrows Allen, Belknap, Bliss, Bowden. Brewer. Burrows, Cutcheon. O'Doncell, Stephenson, Wheeler 10. For Henderson Bergen, Conger, Dol-liver, Finley, Flick, Gear, Hansbrough, Henderson (Io.). Kerr. Lacey. Laws. McComas, Pickler. Reed (Io.), Struble, Sweeney 16. There were four absentees Wilber, Morrow, Taylor (Tenn.) and Hermann but before the second ballot Hermann entered and voted for Reed. On the second ballot the following changes were recorded : From McKinley to Reed Culbertson. From Henderson to Reed Bergen.Hans-brough, Pickler. From Cannon to Reed Gifford. Lind. Hermann was also added to the Reed column.Bartine to Henderson. This made the total vote stand : Reed 85, McKinley US, Cannon 19, Henderson 14, Burrows 10. The announcement of the vote which gave Mr. Reed the Eepublican nomination for speaker was greeted with applause, and that gentleman returned his thanks in a neat little speech. At this point In the proceedings an attempt was made to take a recess, but the motion was promptly voted down by the members, who desired to complete the list of officers. Nominations for the clerkship being in oracr. Kdward Mcpherson and John M. f Carson, both of Pennsylvania, were placed in nomination and Mr. McPherson was eiected. receiving 118 votes to 50 cast for Mr. Carson. ' Over the selection: of the candidate for Bergeant-at-arms there was hardly any contest. Adoniram J. Holmes, an ex-meruberof congress from Iowa, and A. H. Reed of Minnesota were the candidates, and Holmes was elected 142 to 13. The contest over the next place, the doorkeeper, was very animated, however. The candidates were Charles W. Adams of Maryland and James A. Wheat of Wisconsin. The vote was very close and the news received outside indicated the selection first of one and then of the other candidate. A recount of the roll-call was necessary, and when it bad been made the result showed that Adams had defeated his opponent bj a bare majority, the vote standing 83 to S2. Wheat was, however, immediately nominated for the office of postmaster, receiving 99 votes, against 23 for Leitell, 20 for Worrell and 16 for McKee. Eev. Charles B. Ransdeil of North Presbyterian church of Washington was nominated for chaplain, receiving 84 votes out of a total of 147, the remainder being divided among half a dozen other canui-datem.The caucus then, at S :15 o'clock, adjourned. EUN TO EAUTH. The Gang of Train Bobbers Believed to be in the Hands of the Law A Hearing to be Had Today. New Orleans, Dec. I. The Times-Democrat's GainesviCe. Tex., special says: City Marshal Honejcatt, who, the past few days, in compauy with Deputy Heck Thomas and other Ucited States marshals, has been operating in the Indian territory in search of the Santa Fe train robbers, returned to the city last night and relates the capture ot three more of the outlaws in Oklahoma City. I. T. The marshal received information to the ef-leet that a portion of the gang had taken up temporary-quarters in Oklahoma City, and Friday evening they raided the town and arre.-.ted Bob Dounetl, C. M. Lee and the "Iron Oalled Kid." The arrest of these parties makes an almost clean sweep of the entire party with those now un.'ier arrest. Several are well known in Gainesville, prominent among whom is Wesley, or "Squatty" Morris, who has lived in this city for a number of years'. Squatty's conduct for the past few months has excited suspicion and his arrest is no matter of surprise to those who knew him and in fact some looked for it. A complete list of the robbers, as it now stands, W. B. Russell, W. H. Rollins, Charles Buckley, John Scott, Theo. Campbell. John H. Hughes J. W. Patterson, J. J; lloriand, C. M. Lee, Bob Donnelly, George Farmer, alias "Iron Galled Kid." Wesley, or "Squatty" Morris. There are also two women under arrest who are charged with being parties to tho robbery, one of whom is tho wife ot John Scott, the leader of the gang, and the other, who is known here as Black Neil, the mistreba of C. M. Lee. Marshal Honercutt is confident that they have captured tiie right man, and claims that there is sufficient evidence in possession of the officers to convict the whole gang. The entire party will be taken to Purcell I. T., today, and will have a preliminary hearing before Cnited States Commissioner Hooker at that place tomorrow.A NEW M VKNTrBK, . . A Mammoth. Enterprise to Be Biun in Jtuenoa Ayres. Chicago, Dec. 1. George Brougham, one of Chicago's prominen meat packers, admitted tonight that he had disposed of all his pecuniary interests in Chicago, and would sail from New York during next week for Buenos Ayres for the purpuse of establishing a monster meat packing and beef extract concern to compete with Herr Ltebii's enormous works in the Argentine Republic. Mr. Brouzham will act as manager of the business for an Kngitsh syndicate of capitalists, wiio have subscribed l.OUO.UOO pounds sterling for the purpose of purchasing ground, erecting works and starting the machinery.' The venture is intended to be made the largest thing of its kind in the world. Mr. Brougham has made frequent trips to England during the past six months and only returned last V ednestlay from a final conference with the members of the company. He denies the purpose is to compete with the Chicago meat packers for some time yet, ii" at all. His presenter-rand here is to arrange transportation for skilled American employes to follow him, as scon as he has arranged details at his destination. A XKAMP'S KEKOKsE, He Kills Bis Bon and '1 hen Tries to Murder Himself. Cleveland, Dec. 1. A dispatch from Lima, O.', says : John Tugar, a tramp, a native of Switzerland, yesterday killed his son Jake, who was tramping with him, and placed his body in a fire which he had built of brush and logs to burn it up. lie was then overcome with remorse and attempted to kill himselt by shouting, but will recover. A farmer boy near Celina discovered the man and carried the news to that town, and oflicers were soon on the ground. Tugar was not dangerously hurt by the shot, and said he had sent his boy out to get something to eat, but he was not successful. This caused him to fly into a passion, and he picked up a stick of wood, striking the boy over the head with it, crushing his skull and causing his death. He then became frightened and placed tbe body on the fire, where it was consumed. Tugar is a man about 50 years of age and claims LaGrange, Ind., as his place of residence. A CHINESE Tl'PHOOJC Causes Loss of l.ife and Property in flowery Kingdom. Sah Fbahcisco, Dec. 1. The most violent typhoon known there in many years swept over the Island of Sado on October 21. It raged from 10 o'clock in the morning till 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when it subsided temporarily. At 11 o'clock the same night it burst forth with with greater fury, and fifty houses and as many boats were destroyed. A fire broke out on October 26 at Kauldamachi in Nugato prefecture, and burned all night, destroving three-fourths of the village. One hundred and eighty-three houses wer destroyed and three children burned to death." 'ews was received at Yokohama that on November 4 the Misemono at Sennichimal collapsed and a number of lives were lost. One authority places tbe number killed at twenty and the injured at nineteen, and another authority says twenty-nme were killed and thirty-five injured. Powderly Will be Sent For. Pittsbceg, Dec. 1. A Scottsdale, Pa., special says: From what can be learned today the Callaghan conspiracy case is not yet ended. Mr. Cahaghan states that Powderly will be sent for tomorrow and that Bvriie and Wise will be rearrested. A r.ew charge will be made and it is probably that the information will be made before Justice Jteider in a day or two. The Condition of Jeff Uavis. New Obi.eans, Dec. 1. Mr. Davis's condition is unchanged from that of yesterday. He is very weak and can not take sufficient nourishment. Mr. Davis's physician tonight regards the condition of his patient somewhat better tuau last tiiht. CAVE OF THE WINDS. The Fifty-First Congress 'Will Called to Order at High Xoon Today. be Some of the Matters That Will Engage the Attentiou of the Various Statesmen. liew Republican Senators to be Placed ou the Committees. Warhixgtos, Dec. 1. The Fifty-first congress will assemble at noon tomorrow with a prospect of accomplishing an orderly and uneventful organization. In view, however, of the necessary consumption of practically an entire day in the organization of the new house of representatives, the president's message will not be sent to congress until Tuesday. The annual report of the secretary of tbe treasury will be transmittec at noon on Y eduesday. The coming congress will uave brought to its attention for action a number df matters upon which the public bas become well informed by reason of previous discussion. Among them are the Blair educational bill : the bills to forfeit land grants, general and special, to declare trusts unlawful, the dependent pension bill, the bills to repeal the civil-service and oleomargarine lax laws and various measures relating to the tariff, internal revenue and general financial systems. There will also be presented to tbe senate the results of the investigations made during the recess by the several committees upon the dressed-beef business, the subject of irrigating arid lands, the relation of Canadian railroads to the interstate commerce law, and the commercial relations existing between the United States and Canaua, iucluuing the Alaskan seal fisheries. Ihe silver question will speedily come no iu some shape, rienator btewart's resolution, introduced last session, declaring it to be the sense of that body that the secretary of the treasury should purchase the full limit oi silver bullion for coinage fixed by the law J4,00u,000 monthly will be pressed lor adoption. The tripartite treaty with Great Britain and Germany respecting tbe control and direction of affairs in fc-amoa, is the principal topic to be discussed under the head of foreign affairs. There are, however, the fisheries and seal questions, which were op for consideration last session, which are likely to appear again ; also the proposed scheme to promote commercial uuion with Canada with a view to its ultimate annexation; the settlement of tbe Mexican and Alaskan borders by the appointment of commissioners or by treaty, and the declaration of the sense of the United States with respect to foreign control of inter-oceanic canals on tbe American continent.Tire general expectation is, and precedents go to confirm it, that very little business will be completed before the holidays. A good part of tue time of tbe senate the coming week and up to the Christinas recess will he consumed in executive sersiou, discussing and disposing ol the long list of reces nominations that the president has to send in for confirmation or rejection. A Republican caucus wili be held eariy fn the wk 4 plaei the ntw senators o co'iimif.eta, It is said ht at this cuueus erloi ts wili be made to eliect some change in the personnel of the senate's officers. Unlike the senate, the house of representatives of tiie Filty-first congress will present a decided cnange in political complexion as coiupared with its predecessor. Besides the addition of five representatives irom the new states to the roll, extensive changes have resulted from the last elections, so that of the total of 330 members only 199occupied seats in the la-t congress, and the Democratic majority of twelve in the Fiftieth congress has been replaced by a Republican majority of eight as shown by the unofficial list prepared by the clerk. At noon tomorrow General Clark, the cierk of the last house, who holds over until his successor is appointed, will call the members-elect to order. The roll of members, as prepared by him, will then be called, -in order to demonstrate tbe presence of a quorum and the house will immediately proceed to elect Air. Reed of Maine speasrer. The oath of office will be administered to him by Judjre Keliey of Pennsylvania, the member who has the longest record of continuous service. The first duty of the new steaker will be to summon the members of the house to appear before the bar and qualify, 'lhere has been talk of opposition to the qualification of certain representatives, whose seats will be conies ted, but it is thought unlikely that there will be any serious delay in the organization. The remainder of the elective officers of the new house will be chosen and will then follow tbe biennial drawing for seats with its attendant diverting scenes, which will consume the remainder of tbe first day's session. Upon tbe completion of the reading of the president's message on Tuesday it will be referred to tho committee of the whole for subsequent distribution among the appropriate committees when appointed. It has been customary for eachnewly-organ-ized house of representatives to adopt the rules of the preceding house, but in some instances this adoption bas been for a limited period only. In view of proposed modifications of the rules it is probable that the old rules will this time be accepted only for a week or ten days, thus giving the committee on rules an opportunity to formulate anew code. It is not likely, however, that the new code will be very radically different from the old code, so 'aras restricting the power of the minority is concerned, for any attempt to materially interfere with what the minority, through long usage, has come to look upon as its rights, would be stubbornly resisted by the Democrats, and there are a few Republicans who are equally tenacious of their individual rights under the present practice. But some modifications will undoubtedly be attempted in order to prevent a small minority (for instance one-fifth of the members present who may now compel the roll to be called ad libitum upon filibustering motions) from controlling a very large majority. the c.immittees on rules, mileage, enrolled bills, and accounts wili necessarily be appointed this week, but of late years the practice has been to defer the appointment of the remaining committees until after the holiday recess, so that no legislative business is likely to be transacted before the new year. Meanwhile, lollowing numerous precedents, the bouse will probably permit the introduction of bills for printing and reference to appropriate committees, wben appointed, and of these bills and resolutions, old and new. there are vast numbers now ready for introduction. November Weather Report. Wasiiisgtob, Dec. 1. The following is the weather crop bulletin for the month of November, 1SS0, issued by the signal office:Temperature The temperature for the month has been from 1 to 3 above tha average in the lake region and in the districts on the Atlantic coast, and slightly beiow the average in all other districts east of the Rocky mountains, the greatest deti-ciences being in Arkansas and Texas where the temperature has been from 4 to 7 below the average. There has been a slight excess in temperature on tbe Pacific coast. The line of killing frosts has extended southward to tbe gulf coast and northern Florida. Light fronts occurred in central California. Precipitation There has been more raiu than usual in the New England, Middle and South Atlantic states and the Ohio valley, the greatest excess being in eastern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, Mary land, Delaware and the District of Columbia, where the rainfall has been from 3.5 io 6 inches above tbe average for November. The excess in the Ohio valley, Tennessee and southward to the Gulf coast has been from 2 to 4.5 inches. In Minnesota, the Da-kotas, Iowa. Nebraska and tbe extreme Northwest there has been a deficiency in rainfall. Snow was reported on the ground at the end of the month in extreme northwestern Pennsylvania and northern Ohio, in Michigan, eastern Iowa and Minnesota.General Remarks The most prominent meteorological feature of the mouth was the storm wh;cb moved from Texas northeastward to the lakes- and thence to the maritime provinces between tbe 1'iith and the 20th. It was accompanied by rain and snow in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys on the 20th and 27th, with rain in the lake region end New Kngland on the 27th, turning into snow in the lake region on the 28th. Violent gales prevailed iu the lake region and on the New England coast on the 27th and 28th. The cold wave following in the rear of this storm carried frosts ana freezing weather as far south as northern Florida, a minimum temperature of 30 being reported from Jacksonville and Mobile, and light frost from New Orleans, the Bracitiau Question an Important One Washington, Dec. 1. At the Brazilian legation in this city it is thought that Dom Pedro will establish bis residence in France, but it is not believed that he will make any prolonged stay in one place, tbe late emperor having a pencnant for travel. His winters, in all probability, will be spent in Nice and Cannes, where he has many friends. Minister Valente lavs he should not be surprised to see Dom Pedro make a visit to the United btates if his health should improve, as he has a warm attachment for this country and many friends here. Tomorrow is his birthdaywhen he will be 64 years of age. The coming message of the president to congress and the sessions of that body are looked forward to with considerable interest by Brazilians, who think it hardly possible that the president will uot.make some reference to the establishment of a republic in Brazil. It is also felt that congress might with propriety and ultimate good to the United btates make some declaration of formal recognition of the new republic, which thus makes all countries in this hemisphere united in support of republican institutions. This recognition, it is said, would give great encouragement to Brazil and would counteract any influences which European governments, through zeal for monarchical establishments and friend-Ship tor the house of Braganza, might bring to bear for the purpose of interposing obstacles in the way of the Brazilian republic. Probable Action of Wool-Growers. Washikgtos, Dec 1. Mr. Columbus Delano of Ohio, president of the National Association of Wool-growers, bas called a meeting of the association to begin at tiie Ehbitt house at 4 o'clock tomorrow afie-noon. A temporary- olaiiizatiun will then be effected. Delegates are on their way here lrom Texas,Coiorado, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri. Pennsylvania. New York and other states, 'ihe purpose of the meeting is to consider the present condition and necessities of the wool-growing industry and to decide upon what legislation, if any, shall be requested of the congress which begins tomorrow. It is highly prol-able that attention will be called to the alleged undervaluation of carpet and other wools, and congress wili be asked to correct this evil, as well as to adjust certain inequalities in the present classification. The End of. a Dissipated tifo. WAeHiMGTOSwDec, 1.- F rank MacArthut, a young lawyer of New York City, the son of Judge Arthur MacArtliur ot this city, committed suicide this evening by jumping from the limited express on the Pennsylvania road between Baltimore and Yv ashington, while the train was going at full speed, Juiige MacArtbur was traveling with his son, who hud been somen hat dissipated lately, and was bringing him to his home in Washington in hopes of reforming him. Just after the train crossed the Patuxent river about tifteen miles from Washington Young JlacArthur slipped away from his father, and rushing out on the platform of Ihe parlor car threw himself from the car. The train was stopped and backed neurly half a mile, where his body was found horribly mangled. 'the President coming IVeitt. Washikqton, Dec. 1. It is announced that President and Mrs. Harrison wiil leave Washington on Friday or Saturday of this week for Chicago to attend the openineof the Chicago auditorium next Monday night. It la understood that Vice President Morton and Mrs. Morton, Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson and Mrs.Clarkson, Attorney General AJillerand Mrs. Miller, and one or two other members of the cabinet with their ladies will mate up the party that will accompany the president ou the Western trip. ANOIHbB WICHITA SK.VSATIO.V. Tne Diaappearnnc of IV. J. Crown liectklled. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 1. A special from Wichita, Kas., says that Alderman ttone. a prominent politician and business man of this city, who disappeared mysteriously some time ago, has keen found by his son near Fort Scott. Kas. Mr. Stone had been in ill health for some time, and it now appears that he became suddenly inwii e and wandered away. For the past three months he had led the lite of a tramp, and his son traced his movements from here to Fort ficoit. where he lound him today in a pitiable condition. He was insane, very poorly clad and without moner. This case is the parallel almost to that of V. J. Brown, whose disappearance from and return home under similar circumstances some months ago createJ a sensation. Ihe Ieed Not m Valid One. Kansas C'itt, Dec. .1. Judge Henry today handed down a decision in the noted case of Ann McDonotigh against Nannie M. Baumgard. in tbe '60s Mrs McDon-ough, nee Owen, married Hezekiah Harrison, who afterward went west and was reported killed. His wife sold for $10,000 a large tract of land, which is now valued at $200,000. bbe then married Mr. McDon-ough, now ex-chief of police of St. Louis. Then Hezekiah Harrison turned up and Mrs. McDonough obtained a divorce from him and five years ago she brought suit to regain tbe land, for the rearou that her husband, who was liring at the time of the ale. did not sign the deed. Judge Henry today declared tbe deed valid. ' A fthip on the Bocks. Sat FBA!tcisco, Dec. 1. The steamship Gaebic, which arrived from China and Japan today, brings news that the American ship Cheesbrough was wrerked October 30 by running ou the rocks offbiuchi-Pi-Hama and nineteen of tbe crew drowned. The vessel was bound from Hokodatc to San Francisco with a cargo of sulphur. Out ot the crew of twenty-three four were saved. No further particulars. l int of the Season. ArcrsTA, Me.. Dec. 1. Francis and Mar-garette. aged 12 and 13, children of Major O. E. Michaelis of the United btates arsenal, while playing on the ice in the arsenal grounds today broke through. The girl was drowned but the boy was saved. Major Michaelis was nearly drowned in trying to save his children and is still in a dangerous condition. But He Didn't Uet the Money. St. Joseph. Mo., Dec. 1. Charles Ber-lors. aged 14 years, asked his mother today for some money, but she refused him. He wentafter his father' rifle, returned to bis mother and before her blew his brains out. CAN NOT BE CITIZENS. A United States Judge Denies the Application of Mormons for Eu-fianchiseiiH'iit.He Says That Church is and Always Has Beeu a Treasonable Organization. Its Teachings Hostile to tho Government of the United Mates. ' Salt Lake Citt, Dec. 1. Judge Anderson u an elaborate and carefully prepared opinion denied the applications for citizenship made by Mormons, who had taken the endowment-bouse oaths in tbe Mormon church. Tbe application has attracted widespread attention, and for the past two weeks Judge Anderson has been taking testimony. In his decision he states the ground of his opposition to the admission of such applicants to be that the Mormon church is and always has been treasonable organization in its teachings, and in its practices hostile to the government of the United btntea; disobedient to its laws, and seeking its overthrow, and that the oath administered to its members in the endow-menKiouse binds them under penalty of ueath to implicit obedience iu all things temporal as well as spiritual, to the priesthood and to avenge the death of the prophets, Joseph and Hiram bmith, upon the government and people of the United btates. The objections to tha right of these applicants to be admitied to citizenship introduced eleven witnesses who bad been members of the Mormon church. Several of these witnesses had held tne position of bishop in the church, and all had gone through the endownient-houte and participated in the ceremonies. The testimony of these witnesses was to the effect that eveiy n, ember of the church expected to 'go throueh tbe endowment-house and that nearly all do so; that marriages are usually solemnized there, and that those who are married elsewhere go through theendowment-bouse ceremonies at as early date thereafter as prscticabl in order thstthe marital relations shall continue throughout eternity. It was further shown that these ceremonies occupy tbe greater part of a day and include the taking of an oath, obligation or covenant by each that he or she, as the case may be will avenge tbs blood of the prophets, Joseph and Hiram bmith, upon the government of the United btates, and will enjoin this obligation upon his or her children into the third and fourth generations; that he or she will obey the priest-hood in all things and will never reveal the secrets of the endowmen t oils Under penalty ol having their luroats cut from ear to e&f, their bowels torn out. and their hearts cut out of their bodies. -The right arm ii anointed that it may be strong to avenge the blond of the prophets. All undergarment, culled the endowment robe, is then put on and is lobe worn ever alter. On this robe, over the hei.rt, aru certain marks or designs intended to remind the wes.rer of the penalties that mil be inflicted in case of violation of their oath. , Oj behalf of the applicants fourteen witnesses testified concerning the endowment ceremoniek, but all of them devluu-il to state what the oaths are that are taktn, or what obligations or covetiuuts are there entered into, or what penalties are attached to their violulion, and these witnrssts, when asked for their reasons for declining to answer, slated that they did no "on a point of honor," whi.e some stnted that they had forgotten what was sa d about avenging the blood of the prophets. One of the twelve apostles of the church teii-lied that all that is said in tbe endowment ceremonies about avenging the blood of the prophets is suid in a chant in which the ninth and tenth verees of the sixth chapter of Revelation are recited. Other witnesses for applicants testified that this is the only place in the ceremonies where avenging the blood of the prophets is mentioned. " One of the objects of this investigation is to ascertain whether the oaths ot the endowment-house art incompatible with good citizenship, and it is not tor applicants' witnesses to determine this question. I he refusal of applicants' witnesses to state specifically what oaths are entered into, renders the testimony of little value and tends to conlirm the evidence tillered on this point by the objectors. The evidence establishes beyond any reasonable doubt that the endowment ceremonies are inconsistent with the oath of citizenship. The application of John Moore and Walter J. Ktigar, both of whom were shown on the former examination to be members of the Mormon church, ami to have gone through the eudowmeiit-h nise, are therefore denied. As to the admission ot the other applicants upon the ground solely of their being members ol the Mormon church, a large mass of evidence, mostly documentary, has been introduced. The evidence consists mostly of tho sermons and writings of the Mornion rulers and leaders published under direction of the church, and continues : "I think there ran be no question but that the church claims and exercises the right to control its members in temporal as will as spiritual atlaiis." The evidence also shows that the blood atonement is one of the doctrines of the church, under which, for certain otlense. the offender shall suff-r death. On this point Judge Anderson quotes Brighani Young at considerable length, and refers especially to his denunciation of the government which, in 1s-"j7, sent United States troops to bait Lake City. The judge, summing up. says whether the language of Brigham Young, Hebcr Kimball, Orson Hyde and others instigated the Mountain Meadow massacre, or whether that horrible butchery was done by direct command of Brigham Young, will probably never be known. Judge Anderson then quotes the orders entered in 185H by J tnige Coolbaugh, reciting the difhcuilie) thrown in the way of his court by the Mormon people, and continues: , "The counsel for applicants, however, contend that the feeling of the people ot the Mormon churcii toward the govern-1, ' mi nt have undergone acbange.uud tlirii later years the former feeing of hostility-" hus disappeared or become greatly modified. '1 ne evidence however does not (us-tnin this claim. The rvidi tire shows that Ihe church has in the most determine.! manner and with ail the means nt its command opposed the enforcement of the ias of the United btotxs ngaitisl poivgamr and unlawful cohabitation. . . . During il.e ten days this investigation lasted i,o: a word of evidence was intrmim-rd showing that any preacher of Hint church ever in a single n ioi i advised obedience to the laws niraiiist polygamy: on the contrary, the evi-.ei.ca was that it -was persistently r. fuseu obedience to at least a portion of tin- !:?ws..;' the government-, has 'insulted imd u:h en United btates oflicers from the terra. :y ; has denied the authority of tne Uni.-f .1 States lo pass laws prohibiting itulygam as an unwarranted interference uitti nu-tr religion. Undoubtedly there ure tunny members of this church l.o feel fricimlv to the government and would gladly breac the shackles that bind them to tbe .Vor-lnon priesthood if they feit that they dated do so. But with an organisation tne iimtt thorough that can be imagined. ran be wielded against thetn, they remain in the church rather than tske" the risk of financial ruin and soi-inl ostracism." After reciting the teachings ot the Mormon church at length, the jmlre nays: -It has always bee n, or still is the policy of this government to encour.ice aliens who in good faith come to reside in this country to become citizens. But when a uiau a i V